In 2010, Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake. In response to the critical and overwhelming challenges that the country faced, AFP put together this Disaster Relief and Fundraising Efforts Page. This page is not meant to be comprehensive, but simply an easy way that members can keep up to date with ongoing and recent disaster relief efforts. We know that we have many members who work for organizations involved in the relief efforts. If you don't see a resource or organization listed here and would like it posted, please email the AFP Webmaster (webmaster@afpnet.org). And please follow the AFP Disaster Relief Blog for all relief efforts and developments worldwide.

The Nepal earthquake (also referred to as the Himalayan earthquake) was a magnitude 7.8 (Mw) earthquake that occurred on Saturday, April 25, 2015, with its epicenter approximately 34 km east-southeast of Lamjung, Nepal. It is the most powerful earthquake to have hit Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. Over 8,000 people to date are believed to have died and more than 18,000 injured as a result of the earthquake with casualties reported in Nepal and adjoining areas of India, China, and Bangladesh. The death toll on Mount Everest surpassed that of the 2014 Mount Everest avalanche, making it the most lethal day on the mountain. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at Kathmandu Durbar Square. Continued aftershocks occurred throughout Nepal, with certain shocks reaching magnitudes of up to 6.7. A second major earthquake occurred on May 12, 2015, killing at least 16 people and injuring another 846 people..

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• HOPE Worldwide is proving food, shelter and medicine to those effected by the earthquake, with a goal to serve 20,000 people in Nepal through various services and 20 tons of relief supplies. Donate online. • VisionTrust is partnering with local churches to provide food, clothing, emergency shelter, and housing repairs. Here is its online donation link. • The Center for Disaster Philanthropy is an excellent and comprehensive resource on all matters pertaining to this issue. In addition, the CDP Nepal Earthquake Recovery Fund allows donors to focus on long-term recovery. • The Nepal Red Cross Society is the epicenter of the relief efforts and is a direct way to help the people of Nepal. Here is its online donation link. • The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has begun collecting funds for emerging relief efforts response to the Nepal Earthquake, which will have a critical focus on medical relief and supply delivery to earthquake survivors. • AmeriCares has sent its response team to the impact zone and relief workers are preparing shipments of medical aid and relief supplies for survivors. You can help by donating online to their disaster relief fund. • CARE is on the ground and preparing to provide temporary shelter, ready-to-eat meals and water purification and latrine construction. You can learn more about their relief plans here or go directly to their donation page to help. • Catholic Relief Serves is accepting donations to help send relief materials such as shelter kits, water, sanitation and hygiene materials for the affected areas in Nepal and India. • Concern Worldwide is working to provide those in need in Nepal with needed emergency supplies for shelter, cooking and hygiene. You can specify which of these supplies you want to help provide, when you make your online donation. • Direct Relief is preparing and delivering medical resources to local health facilities that are seeing patient surges for quake-related conditions. They are also working with medical companies to secure additional supplies as needed. You can help these efforts with an online donation. • Global Giving has created a Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund to immediately help both local Nepalese nonprofits and international aid organizations. Supporters can donate online or text GIVE NEPAL to 80088 to donate $10. • Handicap International has been in Nepal since 2000 and the 47-person team is safe. They are providing wheelchairs and assistance to the local hospitals which they report are overwhelmed. You can go online to directly support their Nepal Earthquake Response. • The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is preparing an emergency response operation and is prepping resources from its hubs in New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. The federation is releasing funds from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund to support the initial emergency response, and you can further support their efforts by donating here. • International Medical Corps is on the ground coordinating their response and sending additional staff and resources to support relief efforts. You can support the Nepal Earthquake Response online, or by texting MED to 80888 to give $10. • Lutheran World Relief has staff on the ground assessing the damage and the immediate needs of those affected. You can donate to their Nepal Earthquake Fund which will help them provide water filtration units, personal care kits and more. • MercyCorps has launched the Nepal Earthquake Response fund to help provide food, water and temporary shelter in the aftermath of this disaster • Operation Blessing International is making plans to provide emergency relief with their partner on the ground, Nepali Rescue Project. Donate online to help them give water, food, medical and other emergency supplies. • Operation USA is undertaking recovery efforts in Nepal, providing essential supplies for those affected and hospitals in need. You can help their efforts by donating online or by texting AID to 50555 to donate $10. • Oxfam International is working to help provide clean water, sanitation and emergency food for those affected by this disaster. Donate via Oxfam America here. You can also donate through Oxfam Great Britain here. • Plan International is responding to the needs of children and families in the impacted areas of Nepal. They have launched an international Nepal earthquake appeal that you can support. • Project HOPE is actively preparing to send medicines, supplies and volunteers to help victims of the Nepal Earthquake. You can help by donating online. • Real Medicine Foundation is preparing to send medical teams and supplies to help hospitals with their overwhelming number of patients. You can support them online or text REALMED to 50555 to make a $10 donation. • Save the Children is working to protect vulnerable children and provide relief to families. You can donate online to directly support the Nepal Children's Emergency Relief Fund. • Samaritan's Purse is sending emergency shelter, water, hygiene kits, and other emergency supplies. They are also sending a medical team to offer assistance. You can support this by donating to their Nepal Earthquake Response fund. • Shelterbox is already distributing aid, including tents, that they have prepositioned in the country. You can help them offer shelter to more families in need with a donation. • UNICEF is working with the government and other partners to meet children's immediate needs in water and sanitation, protection, health and nutrition. You can help by donating online. • The World Food Programme is also responding, providing food to those in need. You can help efforts by donating online here. • World Vision is coordinating its response with the national government, and says their immediate focus is potable water, food, household supplies, temporary shelter, and protection for children.To help them provide this, you can donate online to their Nepal earthquake relief fund.

Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda) is one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded. Haiyan originated as an area of low pressure east-southeast of Pohnpei in the western Pacific Ocean on November 2. With an expanding and deepening central dense overcast and clear eye visible on satellite, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) upgraded Haiyan to a super typhoon—a typhoon in which maximum sustained winds attain or exceed 240 km/h (150 mph)—early on November 6. After entering PAGASA's region of responsibility, the JTWC upgraded Haiyan to a Category 5 equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. The eye of Haiyan passed over the northern portion of Palau, where extensive wind damage was observed. On November 7, the JTWC estimated the system's one-minute sustained winds to 315 km/h (195 mph), unofficially making Haiyan the fourth most intense tropical cyclone ever observed. Several hours later, the eye of the cyclone made its first landfall in the Philippines at Guiuan, making Haiyan the strongest tropical cyclone to make a landfall on record. Gradually weakening, the storm made five additional landfalls in the country before emerging over the South China Sea. Turning northwestward, the typhoon eventually struck northern Vietnam as a severe tropical storm on November 10. Haiyan was last noted as a tropical depression by the JMA the following day.The cyclone caused widespread devastation in the Philippines, particularly on Samar Island and Leyte, where at least 10,000 people were feared to have died in the city of Tacloban alone. To stay on top of this developing story, please follow the AFP Disaster Relief Blog on Typhoon Haiyan.

The following relief efforts are now underway. We will update this page as we learn more. Know of additional efforts? Let us know at webmaster@afpnet.org.

• How to help: Organizations offering relief to Typhoon Haiyan survivors • United Way Worldwide is among the agencies collecting donations for recovery efforts taking place in the Philippines. The public can donate online to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Rebuilding Fund. • The Philippine Red Cross said it has mobilized teams on the ground to help with rescue and relief operations • The American Red Cross has launched a family tracing service among other aid operations. • UNICEF is taking donations to help provide children with shelter, clean water, nutrition and vaccines. • World Food Programme, a United Nations organization, said it will be sending meals to those affected and working with local authorities on restoring communications. Text the word AID to 27722 to donate $10. • Save the Children is also mounting disaster relief efforts to help children and families in the region with emergency assistance. • World Vision said will provide food and water to those in evacuation shelters. • Habitat for Humanity plans to offer shelter repair kits for families who need to re-build their damaged houses. • Operation USA will allocate donations directly to relief and recovery efforts. • National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) has created a disaster relief fund for victims in the Philippines. • CARE's emergency response teams are coordinating with local partners in the Philippines to provide food, water, shelter and health care for those in need. Their teams in Vietnam are preparing for the potential need there as Typhoon Haiyan continues its devastation. •Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the U.S., is on the ground helping with water purification, shelter materials and essential living supplies. • Convoy of Hope's Global Disaster Response Team has shipping containers full of food and supplies on the way to the Philippines. • Mercy Corps is preparing to deliver food, water, temporary shelter and other basic supplies to devastated areas throughout the Philippines. • Oxfam America aid teams are on the ground in northern Cebu, northern and eastern Samar and Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines. They're working to provide immediate access to water and sanitation materials. • International Medical Corps has pre-positioned medical supplies and their team is on the ground coordinating with their partners in the Philippines to distribute and provide medical aid. • Americares has an emergency shipment on the way to the Philippines with enough medical aid for 20,000 survivors, including antibiotics, wound care supplies and pain relievers • Lutheran World Relief has a dedicated page to Typhoon Haiyan.

The 2013 Colorado floods are a natural disaster occurring in the U. S. state of Colorado. During the week starting on 9 September, a slow-moving cold front stalled over Colorado, clashing with warm humid monsoonal air from the south. This resulted in rain and flooding along Colorado's Front Range from Colorado Springs north to Fort Collins. The situation intensified on 11 and 12 September. Boulder County was worst hit, with up to 18 inches of rain recorded by September 15. At least five deaths were attributed to the flooding, and evacuations took place in many low lying areas. The town of Lyons in Boulder County was isolated by the flooding of the St. Vrain Creek, and several earth dams along the Front Range burst or were over-topped. On Thursday, September 12th, Boulder Creek was reported to have exceeded 5,000 cubic feet of water per second. Boulder Creek regularly flows around 150-200 cubic feet per second. This caused serious damage to buildings along the creek and the creek path such as Boulder High School. As of 14 September, the death toll had reached five and more than 500 were unaccounted for, but not necessarily considered missing. Nearly 19,000 homes are damaged or destroyed. On September 15, 2013, the White House announced that President Barack Obama had declared a major disaster in Colorado, which makes federal aid available to supplement state and local recovery efforts in Boulder County. To stay on top of this developing story, please follow the AFP Disaster Relief Blog on the Colorado Floods.

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In June 2013, Alberta, Canada, experienced heavy rainfall that triggered catastrophic flooding described by the provincial government as the worst in Alberta's history. Areas along the Bow, Elbow, Highwood, Red Deer, Sheep, Little Bow, and South Saskatchewan rivers and their tributaries were particularly affected. A total of 27 local states of emergency were declared and 28 emergency operations centres were activated as water levels rose and numerous communities were placed under evacuation orders. Four people were confirmed dead as a direct result of the flooding and over 100,000 people were displaced throughout the region. Some 2,200 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) troops were deployed to help in flooded areas. Preliminary estimates suggest damage from the flood could be between C$3–5 billion. Receding waters gave way to a mammoth cleanup of affected areas.

The following relief efforts are now underway. We will update this page as we learn more. Know of additional efforts? Let us know at webmaster@afpnet.org.

Donation/Support Efforts:

• Canadian Red Cross – The Canadian Red Cross has set up shelters in various communities and is assisting with searching for missing relatives on the Red Cross Safe & Well’s site. To donate easily and quickly via mobile, text REDCROSS to 90999 and you will be prompted to reply YES for an automatic donation of $10. The Red Cross is requesting cash donations only.• TELUS – A $5 donation can be made by TELUS customers to the Red Cross by texting 30333 and 4664 for Rogers customers.• Salvation Army – Donate to the Salvation Army Flood Relief Plan by visiting their website. • Calgary YWCA– The Calgary YWCA is asking for financial donations after their facility was hit hard by flood waters. You can donate here.• Calgary Clean Up Facebook – Volunteers looking to help Calgary with clean up efforts can lean more on the Calgary Clean Up Facebook page.• Bow Valley and Region - Community Clean Up Effort Facebook – Canmore, Banff and Bow Vallery residents can volunteer to clean up on the Bow Valley and Region - Community Clean Up Effort Facebook page.

On May 20, during an already dangerous tornado season, a huge tornado touched down in the suburbs of Oklahoma City, cutting a swath of destruction two miles wide and more than 20 miles long. Relief efforts are already underway, finding survivors and beginning the cleanup process, even as more storms are expected in the coming days.

The following relief efforts are now underway. We will update this page as we learn more. Know of additional efforts? Let us know at webmaster@afpnet.org.

Donation/Support Efforts:

• American Red Cross – The Red Cross has set up shelters in various communities and is assisting with searching for missing relatives on the Red Cross Safe & Well’s site. To donate easily and quickly via mobile, text REDCROSS to 90999 and you will be prompted to reply YES for an automatic donation of $10. The Red Cross is requesting cash donations only.• Salvation Army – The Salvation Army has organized efforts to send mobile kitchens to hard-hit areas in central Oklahoma and South Oklahoma City, serving meals to 2,500 people a day. Supporters can donate online via the organizations website, or text the word STORM to 80888 to make a $10 donation via mobile device.• Feeding America – Feeding America will deliver truckloads of food, water and supplies to communities in need in Oklahoma, and plan to set up additional emergency food and supply distribution sites as they are needed. You can donate online here.• Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief – The Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief will provide tree removal services, laundry services and meals to victims of disasters—clothing is not needed. Monetary donations are requested—for more information and to donate, visit their website.• United Way of Central Oklahoma – The United Way of Central Oklahomaactivated a disaster relief fund on May 21 so individuals could specifically donate to tornado relief-and-recovery efforts. Financial contributions are appreciated—you can give online here.• Operation USA – Operation USA is readying essential material and aid—emergency, shelter and cleaning supplies—to help in Oklahoma’s community health organization and to help schools recover. You can donate online here, or via mobile by texting the word AID to 50555 ($10 will be added to your mobile bill).• Convoy of Hope – Convoy of Hope is working to get food and water to those after the destruction has been cleared and the needs of Moore, Okla. have been assessed. You can donate here, or via crowd-sourcing method through HopeMob.• Direct Relief – Direct Relief is preparing an emergency shipment of medical and personal hygiene items to help support the efforts in Oklahoma. They have received requests for emergency supplies, personal care and protection items—to donate, visit their website.• DonorsChoose.org – DonorsChoose.org is creating a special online fund to collect donations for the teachers and schools of Moore, Okla., in the efforts to rebuild. DonorsChoose.org will work directly with the teachers of Moore to assess what they need in order to rebuild—from clothing for students to first-aid kits. To donate, visit their website.• Samaritan’s Purse International Relief – Samaritan’s Purse mobilizes and equips volunteers to aid the victims. They are asking for volunteers to help with their response to the tornadoes in Moore and Shawnee, Okla. You can also donate on their website.• Feed the Children – Feed the Children has mobilized and is sending supplies to families and children in need in Oklahoma. You can help their efforts by making a monetary donation through their website.• Oklahoma Blood Institute – The Oklahoma Blood Institute is working to provide the injured with the blood they need. As the injured number goes up, so does the need for blood. The OBI team is specifically seeking O-negative and Rh-negative blood types. If you are local in Oklahoma you can donate here. Outside of the immediate area, please donate to your local blood bank to help replenish the national supply.• The Humane Society of Central Oklahoma – The Oklahoma Humane Society is working with the city of Moore to assess and shelter animals affected by the storms. They are asking for monetary donations to help their efforts and will also update their page with volunteer and in-kind donations as they get a better grasp on the need for supplies, food and medical assistance. They are currently seeking towels, paper towels, bleach, gloves and crates. For updates and to make a donation, visit their website.• Operation Homefront Oklahoma/Arkansas – Military families in need of emergency financial or other assistance due to the tornado are urged to contact the organization at 580-580-0772 or online at www.OperationHomefront.net/OKAR. Those who would like to make a donation or donate supplies can find out more here.• All Hands Volunteers is actively engaged in projects in the Moore, OK area as well as Staten and Long Islands, NY (Hurricane Sandy) - find out more here.• Help Moore Rebuild is a non-profit agency partnered with JourneyChurch to provide long-term recovery and rebuilding systems to Moore, OK - learn more here. • Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storyteller is working with the state of Oklahoma Indian Education office and local school districts in Little Axe, Shawnee, Newcastle, Luther, Moore, Harrah, and Jacktown to raise funds for Native American students and families in those areas. Visit the website to donate and for more information on how to help.

• "Lessons Learned from Haiti" - Free Web Seminar Series on Rapid Response Fundraising Blackbaud, Inc. is offering a free web seminar series to help nonprofits build strategies for mobilizing, soliciting, and stewarding supporters during and after times of disaster. Blackbaud nonprofit experts and partners developed the seminars based on their work with nonprofits that are involved in Haiti relief efforts. The free series, entitled "Lessons Learned from Haiti," includes five seminars that will kick-off on March 11 and will continue through May.

• "Planning Disaster: The Role of Philanthropy in Anticipating and Responding"This past October,the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and the McCormick Foundation Conference Series convened an invitational summit on philanthropy and disaster relief. The summit brought together 32 of the nation’s leading experts from key nonprofits, foundations, government organizations, corporations, and news organizations to candidly discuss how best to strengthen the philanthropic preparation for and response to disasters.

• Disaster Relief - Resources for Charities and Contributors In the aftermath of a disaster or in other emergency hardship situations, individuals, employers and corporations often are interested in providing assistance to victims through a charitable organization. The IRS provides a number of resources to help those involved in providing disaster relief through charities. (IRS.gov)

• Red Cross’ Innovative Communications Response I wanted to tip my hat to the American Red Cross for its immediate and creative communications strategy on the situation in Haiti and fundraising for relief efforts. (Nancy E. Schwartz – Getting Attention blog)

• Why People Give During DisastersThe perceived credibility of a disaster-relief organization matters quite a bit, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Twente in The Netherlands.

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• Please follow the AFP Disaster Relief Blog for all releif efforts and developments worldwide. • The ONE Blog has comprehensive updates on the situation. • Updated information and general ways to help during disasters can be found at USAID.